UTC Derby Pride Park
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Derby
Locomotive Way, Derby, DE24 8PU
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2023
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
91.9%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
534
Capacity used
Has space89%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee Kirkwood
- Address
- Locomotive Way, Derby, DE24 8PU
- Phone
- 01332477400
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward / constituency
- Alvaston North · Derby South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147685
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE SHEFFIELD UTC ACADEMY TRUST
534 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 329 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.73 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.79 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.00 | — | — |
Average grade: D (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 86 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| A-level students | 16 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 86 | 6% | 52% | 79% | |
| English Language | 86 | 8% | 43% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 86 | 5% | 40% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 59 | 0% | 25% | 58% | |
| Design & Technology | 32 | 9% | 59% | 81% | |
| Biology | 26 | 15% | 81% | 100% | |
| Physics | 26 | 19% | 73% | 88% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 19% | 85% | 100% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 20% | 50% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| Computer Science | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #352 of 1,857 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19580: UTC Derby Pride Park
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 36% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 27% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 36% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Derby council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.